Users Guide

In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Management > General page.
2. Under SSH (Secure Shell) Authentication Method, select Client Public Key. You can optionally select
Username/Password to use both username/password and public key authentication for SSH access.
3. Click Apply.
4. To configure the user, navigate to the Configuration > Management > Administration page.
a. Under Management Users, click Add.
b. Select Certificate Management.
c. Select SSH Public Key.
ArubaOS recommends that the username and role for SSH be the same as for the WebUI Certificate. You can
optionally use the checkbox to copy the username and role from the Web Certificate section to the SSH Public Key
section.
d. Enter the username.
e. Select the management role assigned to the user upon validation of the client certificate.
f. Select the client certificate.
g. Click Apply.
In the CLI
ssh mgmt-auth public-key [username/password]
mgmt-user ssh-pubkey client-cert <certificate> <username> <role>
Enabling RADIUS Server Authentication
This section include many different types of RADIUS server configuration and related procedures.
Configuring RADIUS Server Username and Password Authentication
In this example, an external RADIUS server is used to authenticate management users. Upon authentication,
users are assigned the default role root.
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Security > Authentication > Servers page.
2. Select RADIUS Server to display the Radius Server List.
a. To configure a RADIUS server, enter the name for the server (for example, rad1) and click Add.
b. Select the name to configure server parameters, such as IP address. Select the Mode checkbox to
activate the server.
c. Click Apply.
3. Select Server Group to display the Server Group list.
a. Enter the name of the new server group (for example, corp_rad) and click Add.
b. Select the name to configure the server group.
c. Under Servers, click New to add a server to the group.
d. Select a server from the drop-down menu and click Add Server.
e. Click Apply.
4. Navigate to the Configuration > Management > Administration page.
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